Richie Farmer divorce case sent to mediation

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A judge hearing the divorce case ofRepublican lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Richie Farmer hasordered that an outside mediator try to help settle the matter. In a brief hearing Tuesday, Franklin County Family Court JudgeSquire Williams ordered that mediation be scheduled within 30 daysfor the agriculture commissioner and his wife, Rebecca. In doing so, Williams declined to set a trial date, saying hewants to give mediation a chance first. Farmer's divorce case is unfolding as he runs a statewidecampaign as the running mate to Republican gubernatorial candidateDavid Williams. Williams, the state senate president, ischallenging Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear in the November election. Rebecca Farmer filed for divorce in April, saying the marriageis irretrievably broken. Neither of the Farmers attended the hearing in Frankfort.

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